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Fresh off of a six-week fellowship program, a whole new set of graduates put their new organizing skills to the test in community engagement events across the country. Check out some of the inspiring highlights.

Building a movement for change isn't easy—that's why these new graduates of the OFA Summer Fellowship spent six weeks training to become better organizers. Fellows from different backgrounds—and from regions all around the country—put their new skills to use, organizing local community engagement events around the issues that matter to them. Check out some of the highlights.

Read the President's message to OFA supporters, and say you'll commit to the fight for progress.

Organizing is one of the main reasons we've been able to make so much progress in communities around the country. Progress doesn't happen on its own—it's the result of people pushing for change in communities across the country.

And in 2016, there's still more work to do.

Check out this message from President Obama and join OFA supporters keeping up the fight for meaningful change.

The OFA Fellows program creates leaders and difference-makers.

Looking for a way to take the next step in the fight for progress?

The OFA Fellows program is building the next generation of progressive organizers, providing individuals with the opportunity to gain new organizing skills and bring positive change to their local communities.

This is what happened when the other side tried to hamper local efforts to combat climate change.

This summer, the California State Assembly considered a measure that would have gutted community choice legislation, creating roadblocks to cities and counties that want to do the right thing on climate change by switching to clean energy. That's when supporters in California swung into action.

Supporters tell the House of Representatives that a year of inaction is unacceptable.

The longest day of the year is the perfect time to raise awareness about the benefits of solar power.

On the summer solstice—the longest day of the year—hundreds of clean energy supporters across the country got together to inform people of the facts on solar power and encourage them to be a part of the growing movement. From tweeting to identifying places that could benefit from solar, volunteers got the word out that it’s time to #PutSolarOnIt.